€10,300 No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1 Started
2018 PokerStars EPT Prague
€10,300 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 PokerStars EPT Prague
Buy-in
€10,300
Prize Pool
€368,600
Entries
38
Level
20
Blinds
8,000 / 16,000
Ante
16,000
Welcome to Day 1 of 2018 EPT Prague €10,300 Opening Event
It may not be the magical, snowy scene that often lights up the photographs this time of year in the Czech capital, but it is December and it is time for European Poker Tour Prague, starting with the €10,300 No-Limit Hold'em opening event to get the festivities rolling at Hilton Prague.
This one will just be a bit of an appetizer to the main courses to follow — stuff like the €50K Super High Roller and the €5,300 Main Event — but it has produced some strong fields and decent prize pools in the past. Last year, for example, Jasper Meijer van Putten took it down for €150,000 over Preben Stokkan and Timothy Adams, with the likes of Sam Greenwood and Ben Heath also gracing the final table.
A late start to the day — the first card isn't scheduled to come off the deck until 6 p.m. local time — means it's just eight 45-minute levels to be played. Players start with 50,000 in their stacks and tiny blinds of 100/200 with a 100 big blind ante on something of a double level to get things going as only the ante goes up on Level 2. Eventually, they'll make their way through 500/1,000/1,000, at which point the majority of players will undoubtedly see bagging time. Action should be fast-paced as a 30-second clock will be in use.
Should things go awry, players will have the option of a reentry throughout play and up until the beginning of Day 2.
Stay tuned here on PokerNews as the preliminary rounds of this one get played to kick off one of poker's very best and most long-running festivals.
Delayed Start -- 7 p.m.
Only three players are currently registered for the event, so no cards are being pitched quite yet as the tournament staff waits on a few more entries.
Update: The tournament director told the seated players, which included Sam Greenwood and Juan Pardo, that he didn't want them to be stuck waiting around. He instructed everyone to come back at 7 p.m.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 100
Two Tables Rolling
Level 1
: 100/200, 100 ante
The players sat nine-handed for a brief few moments, but the arrival of Timothy Adams pushed things to two five-handed tables.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000 | |
|
50,000 | |
|
50,000 | |
|
50,000 | |
|
50,000 | |
|
50,000 | |
|
50,000 |
Rosliakov Catches Lilic
Level 1
: 100/200, 100 ante
Vladimir Rosliakov bet 2,000 from the small blind on a board of 
and John Lilic made it 8,000 from middle position. Rosliakov called and the river was the 
. Both players checked and Rosliakov won the showdown after turning over 
for top pair on the flop.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
61,000 | |
|
50,000 | |
|
50,000 | |
|
50,000 | |
|
|
45,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Lilic Sliding
Level 2
: 100/200, 200 ante
John Lilic bet 1,500, about half-pot on the river into two opponents and faced a raise to 7,500 from Sam Grafton. He released in fairly short order.
The next hand, Lilic played a pot against Vladimir Rosliakov with Lilic betting 1,300 on the button after an 
flop. Rosliakov made it 3,400 and Lilic came back with 8,400. Rosliakov wasted little time before shoving all in. Lilic looked at his time extensions but folded without using one, preserving his last 26,000 or so.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
68,000 | 7,000 |
|
|
26,000 | -19,000 |
Greenwood Overbets on Grafton
Level 2
: 100/200, 200 ante
With 2,500 in the pot, Sam Greenwood bet 4,500 on a board of 
from under the gun. Sam Grafton thought a bit and called from the big blind then checked on the 
river. Greenwood thought a bit himself before checking back.
Grafton rolled over 
for a missed draw and Greenwood had the winner with 
for bottom pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
56,500 | 6,500 |
|
|
52,500 | 2,500 |
Eibinger Takes Four-Bet Pot
Level 2
: 100/200, 200 ante
Matthias Eibinger opened for 500 under the gun and faced a three-bet to 1,800 from Pedro Marques in the cutoff. Eibinger came back with 5,400 and Marques stuck around for the 
flop. Eibinger bet 3,800 and Marques called. On the 
turn, Eibinger barreled again for 7,200 and earned the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000 | |
|
50,000 | |
|
|
42,800 | -7,200 |
|
31,500 |